Blog – Malcolm's Ramblings

More Kickstarters I Wish I Could Fund

Back in May, I posted my first Kickstarters I Wish I Could Fund post, and I thought it was a good time to do another round-up as there are some great projects on the site worth funding today. I have invested in a number of projects, back when I had some cash flow to do Read more
Star Trek: Secrets – Page 2

Read Star Trek: Secrets – Page 1 Admiral Pine opened a drawer in his desk, and pulled out a PADD. He activated it, and then slid it across his desk towards Leon. “I don’t know if you even need this, but here are the rest of the specifications for your ship, and profiles on your Read more
Second Class Supers – Page 56

Read Second Class Supers – Page 55 Kya’s jaw fell, her mouth hung wide open. The words felt like a saw ripping through her brain. She turned her body slowly and looked directly at Sam. His face had a look of surprise as well, but when his eyes turned to her own, his expression changed. Read more
Star Trek: Secrets – Page 1

The slate grey door slid open, and the smug face of Admiral Pine looked back. The Admiral’s office was sparsely decorated, but there were a few random niceties that helped hide its true purpose. A framed picture, which stuck out as old fashioned, sat on the large slate desk displaying an image of the Admiral’s Read more
Beautiful Computer Case

Annie and I have had many talks about computer cases. She finds that most of the ones on the market are ugly. I find that many of them are functional, but either boring or too over the top. Recently, I was looking through some custom computer cases and I found something we both agree is Read more
Nexus 5

Annie isn’t happy with her iPhone, and still has a year left on her contract. With that in mind, I’ve been considering how we can move her to a platform that she would potentially enjoy more, and one that I could help her with. I have never owned an iPhone, and don’t have much experience Read more
Weight Watchers Day Seven Food

There wasn’t too much special that happened on Tuesday. It was weigh-in day ay Weight Watchers, but we will talk about that after the food log. I used 46 points and had 15 remaining. I did my walk and earned 4 activity points. My activity points from last week are now gone, and I never Read more
Second Class Supers – Page 54

Read Second Class Supers – Page 53 Callidus and Nitor walked ahead of the two Shadow Striders carrying Facillis’ lifeless body. Unlike Amelia’s funeral, there was no smell of death, only the evergreens that surrounded them. Audentia shuffled along, devoid of any expression, at the back of the group. She was supported by Marge and Read more
Weight Watchers Day Six Food

On Monday, Annie stayed home from work because she hurt her foot pretty bad. This meant that I was cooking for two. After making breakfast, Annie let me know that it should really be brunch and that other than a snack, she wouldn’t have anything more until supper. I ended up doing pretty much the Read more
Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List

Canon Rumors has posted a new specification list for the Canon 7D Mark 2. They say that the announcement should happen in March of 2014, and include the following: 20MP or 24MP sensor with Dual Pixel CMOS AF Auto-Focus system similar to the EOS 5D Mark III (61 points), possibly the same as 5D3 High Read more
Weight Watchers Day Five Food

Sunday was supposed to be an easy day, but with a Nascar race on, I was planning on going to visit with some of Annie’s family and watch it. This meant having chili for lunch, with bread, and there was lots of chips and dip around, but I didn’t have any. All of the chips Read more
Spacebase DF-9 Game Review

I have been playing an Alpha version of Double Fine’s Spacebase DF-9. The idea of the game really appealed to me, and the video on Steam was enough to get me to install it. It is a strategy/sandbox game where you build a space station. You get to mine asteroids, deal with your inhabitants needs, Read more